Rookie Democrat Kratovil loses in Maryland

It’s not often Republicans have something to brag about in Democrat-dominated Maryland, but the win Tuesday in Congressional District 1 was the exception.

Republican Andy Harris easily took his rematch with first-term incumbent Democrat Frank Kratovil in the traditionally conservative district, which combines part of the Baltimore suburbs with the rural Eastern Shore.

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With 75 percent of the vote counted, Harris had 54 percent of the vote to Kratovil’s 42 percent.

In his campaign, Kratovil tried to emphasized his independence from Democratic leaders in Washington, but Harris relentlessly linked his opponent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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David Eldridge joined The Washington Times in 1999 and over the next seven years helped lead the paper’s coverage of regional politics and government, Sept. 11, and the sniper attacks of 2002. In 2006, he was named managing editor of the paper’s website before moving on to editing and reporting stints at Roll Call, the Hill and InsideSources. He returned ...